The effects of education, social class and income on non-alcohol- and alcohol-associated suicide mortality: A register-based study of Finnish men aged 25-64

European Journal of Population

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-404

  Mäki, Netta E ^a   Martikainen, Pekka T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol associated suicide; Education; Employment status; Income; Living arrangements; Non alcohol associated suicide; Social class

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUICIDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 56549098170     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-007-9147-1     Document Type: Article

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